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Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23
EnrerIa1nnenIs.
BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HoUS

The Grand Opera House last evening was well filled and ''Humpty Dumpty," the chil- dren's favorite, met with most cordial re- ception. Tony Denier has about the only fully equipped pantomime organization now on the road, and his company includes sev- eral of the best players of dumb show on the stage Of the pantomimists proper are Ravel as the clown, c. s. Schilling as Pantaloon, Marie Gilehrist as Columbine and Willie Clayton as Harlequin.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23
Rugs and Portieres.

Oriental Rugs making desirable Of the DghS- which we
 
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  Something new0 toundc
 IF. B. PERRY, o14 Chapel St.
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Educational.
French Language and Literature

Thoroughly taught by an experienced Parisian teacher. PRIVATE LESSONS OR GLASSES AT PUPILS RESIDENCE at moderate terms Sc lect classes st my residence, 101 Howe street. Conversational lessons for advanced pupils. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO PRO- NUNC1ATION. Highest testimonials and refer ences by permission from present and former pa irons. E. BERGERON,
 late Of the "Lycee Condorcet Paris
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23
FOR SALE,
Notice tO House Owners.

Notice to House Owners. We have rented so many houses lately that our list is smaller than ct any time for years. We have at least % calls daily which we can not supply, having only whole houses and 3s ten- enents to choose from. Those having houses or tenements to rent would do well to place them on our lists.
 Houses and Lots For Safe and money to loan.
 Horace P. HOadley,
 HOADLEY BUILDING.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23
NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE

Robert B. ManteIl, one of the strongest of emotional actors, will appear at the New Ha- ven Opera House Christmas afternoon and evening in ssMonbars," !" lis new play. It is a romantic story with an intermixing of com- edy and strong situations. MT. Mantell in the title role has found part for the display of his talents as romantic actor. The sup porting company is good one and the play will be handsomely staged. Reserved seats are now on sale at the box office.
 HYPERION THEATER.
 J. c. Duff's comic opera company, with Lillian Russell as the star, will appear at the Hyperion the first three nights of next week in Dorothy" new comic opera. Tickets are now on sale at the box office.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23
East Haven, Dec. 16, 1887.
Board of R Relief.

YTTHE Board of Relief of the Town of New Ha- 1 ven hereby give notice that they will meet at day of January, 1888, at o'clock a. na., and, by adjournment, every week day until Thursday, January 24, inclusive; also Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings of each week, and Tuesday evening. the 9th inst, for the purpose of hearing any appeal that may be made from the doings of the Board of Assessors.
 from taxation of the sum of $1 900 by reason of their serving in the army or navy of the United States and received an honorable discharge there from. or to wife, their widows widowed mother of every person having so served and been so dis charged, as provided by an act passed by the Leg islature at it's January session, 1887.
 DAVID O'DONNELL,
 FRA K CHANDLER, Board
 JOHN F. MORRIS, of
 CHARLES W. HEMINGWAY, Relief
 LUCIUS B AMMAN,
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WANTED.

A GIRL to do general housework in small pri- "A Vate family. Must furnish good reference Inquire at S9 HENRY STREET.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23
Severe Weather Down in Texas.

GALVESTON, Dec. 22.-Freezing weather prevailed here all day and the city is GOV cred with coat of ice. The freezing line extends beyond the Rio Grande into Mexico. Dispatches to the signal officer here show that very cold weather prevails throughout the great cattle districts of Texas. The ther- mometer at Fort Elliott in the Pan Handle registered six degrees below zero at 7 o'clock this morning and weather of the same de- gree of coldness prevailed at Fort Davis, 190 miles southeast of Fl Paso. The cattle coun- try lies between these points. At San Anto- nio the lowest marked by the thermometer was twenty-six degrees above zero. Reports of suffering by exposed cattle are being re- ceived. A heavy sleet is falling here tonight.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23
Uaa3Its.
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WANTED.

GOOD metal spinner on coach lamps, brass, tin M and silver. None but first class steady fnen need apply F. O. CANNON,
 Q2o 3G 45 Orange street
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23

A IL persons in need of baskets of any kind to
 A cali at t99 CHAPEL STREET, headquarters for willow ware, and examine before p1rchasinc as we have the best selected stock of foreign and domestic baskets in the city, and all kinds of house. keeping goods always on hand. Also full line of boys wagons and wheelbarrows constantly on hand. Clothes wringers and carpet sweepers re- paired. d20
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23

" AIN EEb. S1OOOOaAMF AF asTyP sHyR eegt1a1 P6E obST BSs.saa property worth $3500). No brokerage. Address dt5tf Dro,ro- O., ME I.IW IT, ID,
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-23

r VIVIAN A. GRANNTSS, Auctioneer, will by or L der of the Probate Court sell at Public Auc- ton TUESDAY, Dec P, at 10 a m, personal property belonging to the estate of Willet B. Forbes late of East Haven, deceased, consisting of fai m wagons, business wagon, harnesses etc., moving machine, horse rake blows, cultivators and miscellaneous tools and farming utensils, horses 12 first class COWS, 60 tons of hay in barns, rye and other produce.
 Sale to take place on premises lately occupied by deceased near Town haH East Haven. Terms cash at time of sale.
 HIRAM JACOBS, Administrator.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

SO far 10 we know, who has the un,
adulterated gall to claim that Mich
oils carried DeSoto parish at the
mass meeting on Saturday last. But
still the Nichols papers claim it.
Such totally unfounded falsehoods
are bound to react upon the party
that cireulates them. If the reports
from this place are q fair sample of
the Nichols political reports, we don't
know whether he has carried q single
parish in the state or not. A man
that win get mp and candidly claim
that Nichols carried this parish at
the mass meeting on Saturday last, is
dangerous character in any commu-
nifty, and will hesitate at nothing that
will further his political ends and
overturn the will of the people.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

Reformers hope from sucb an issue
of this fighi2
Their hope is that in such a situa-
tion the public mind viii be confused
as to which side actually represents
the party, and they, Justify claiming
to be the Democracy, may at the
same time directly appeal to the vast
negro vote, and uniting that with
their own force, defeat the Demo
cratic party with this mongrel or
ganization, elect their Governor and
fall upon the spOils. There is, there
can be, no other intelligent purpose
in such a campaign as that the Re-
formers arc pursuing in the parishes.
If this be not their aim, then intelli-
gent men we're never engaged in a
crazier political venture.
But they are mistaken in the tenn
per of the straight Democracy of this
state, McEnery will be nominated
by fair majority of the convention,
representing fairly the Democratic
party. The Reformers may bolt if
they choose; no doubt some of the
craziest of them will bolt; and no
doubt some of them, after the nom
ination of McEnery may renew the
preaching of the gospel of "bolting as
the trne remedy for ring rule" through
the columns of the Picaypne. But
there are many good and true men
amongst them who, when the Democ
racy has spoken through its repre-
in convention assembled,
will resume their places in the ranks
of the party and cordially support
the nominee.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

THERE has developed a marked
disposition on the part of some Of
the Reformers in Lake Charles to
question the reliability of.the figures
given in the EpHo of the number Of
people in attendance at the Opera
House Tuesday evening, November
20, when Gen. Nichols spoke. The
EoHo stated that there we're 427 men,
women and children present. The
Commercial figured il at 800. To
definitely settle the matter, we went
over to the Opera House Tuesday
and counted the seats. There are in
the whole house, exclusive Of the
atage, seats for exactly $50 people.
As neither Of the galleries were full
t4l colored people we're presently, we
think the evidence substantlates our
figures. We have referred to this
matter because some II our friends
have been unable 10 understand how
theTe should % % great d disparity
in the estimates made By the Reform
eEs mud ourselves The above, VI.
hope, viii aispeI tie gloom.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
10 TIE VOTERS on CALgA-
BZEU PARISH.

On Saturday the 18th inst, you
win be called upon to select delegates
to the parish convention, to be held in
Lake Charles, Thursday, Dec %, to
choose ten delegates 70 represent the
Democracy Of this parish in the State
Convention.
In this, our next to last Issue prior to
the primaries, we wish to call your
attention ton few vital facts.
The Issue nov before tho people ID
solely question Of straight DemOC.
racy versus 3 disrupted party. In
other words, you win either continue
the Democratic party IN power, OF
surrender it into the hands ofthe men
who are, Intentionally or nnintentiOn'
ally, working in the direction of its
oyerthrowal. That is the issue.
Since the campaign opened yon
have bad ample opportunity to hear
a plain exposition of the principles of
both factions from their most eminent
speakers. And what is the conclu-
sion that forces itself upon your
mindG Have the sO-called ReformerB
succeeded in pointing out e single in
stance of misgovernment or official
corruption on the part of the sent
administration Have they Ite1izsd
the @refOrns" they propose to inau-
gurate or the abuses they are anxious
to correct? We contend that they
have not. On the contrary, Gov.
McEnery has passed unseathed through
the ordeal to which he has been sub
jected.
Every year brings with it brighter
prospects and more general prosper
ity to our beloved state. On every
hand is evidence of growth, thrift |
and enterprise. Home-seekers are
hoeking within our borders from a
dozen different states in the north |
and west. Every indication points
to an unparalleled development of
the state in the near future. OF what
benefit, then, change?
Be not deceived by the glittering !
of the cry of ''refOrm."
and behind it lies an evil |
that will sound the death-knelI of |
Democratic rule in the state if fos-
tered by the franchise of our people.
The action of the friends of Gen.
Nichols in attempting to force his
nomination upon the Democratic
party has rendered it imperative to
the preservation of the party that
Gov. McEnery be sustained by vote
of the people.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

No ONE has ever successfully ques-
toned Gov. MeEnery's personal or
political integrity. His sterling worth
as a citizen and his high-minded and
conscientious administration of the
duties of his Office have never been
disputed. He stands before the peo-
pie to-day without a shadow of stigma
resting upon an official career en-
bracing the remainder of Gov. Witlz's
term and four years for which be was
subsequently elected. What more do
the people of Louisiana wants Will
they permit few turbulent and dis.
satisfied individuals, who are only
seeking their own personal aggran.
dizement, TO estrange them from q
Democrat who has SO fully and SO i'm
partially promoted the principles and
doctrines of the party which he repre-,
sents? Let little dissentions be drop.
ped, and looking the situation fairly
and impartialIy over, we have no feaI
but what the intelligent masses of the
Democratic party will cast their bal
lots in favor of Gov. S. d. McEnery.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
For Ways that are Queer.

We have been forcibly impressed
during the present campaign by the
ingenious methods adopted by the
Reformers to sustain their blighted
cause aud keep alive what little en-
thusiasm they have succeeded in Gre
ating among their cohorts through
out the state.
The Echo endeavors to exchange
with every paper in the state, and we
believe that a very large proportion
of the publications reach this Office.
A perusRl of the columns of those pa
pers that have felt it their duty, or
for other reasons have decided to sup
port the candidacy of Gen. Nichols,
cannot but impress the reader with
the unstable and visionary nature of
their cause. Week after week they
rehash the same old story, in general
terms and without details, about how
the state is going to the Old Nick
head foremost, and how the present
government has become so corrupt
that it is essential for our eternal sal
walton as a state that the present in,
cumbents in office be "fred" bodily
and they (the ''reformers"O be per.
mitted to enjoy the Injuries Of Office,
We have never witnessed a cam
paign conducted upon such frivolous
and untenable grounds as that which
the Nicholsites are at present con,
Quoting. Failing in their persistent
efforts to unearth some past act Of
the administration that could be used
effectively before the people to be
smirch the record of our officials, I
campaign of vituperation, persona
abuse and rape Of the ballot has beer
lnaugurated, and will probably b,
waged with undated vigor until th,
close of the contest.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

IT Is surprising to think of the vast
amount Of money lost in transmits
sion through the mails. The report
of the dead letter Office shows that the
sum of s29,8s7 was found in letters,
Of which amount s22 $50 was returned
to the senders. There was deposited
in the Treasury S6,672, taken from
dead letters that could not be restored
to the owners, and also S2,82l, the
proceeds of auction sales of packages
Of merchandise, which could not be
restored.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

A LETTER from an intelligent sub
scriber to the Echo, who resides in
Dakota Ter, gives an idea of how the
"outside world" looks upon the ere
form" movement: 81 am for McEnery
and cordially approve the administra-
ton. Think Gibson, your bright and
clever man, unfortunately, not firmly
grounded in sincerity, and not blessed
with McEnery's rugged honesty and
courageous adhesion to conviction.
Eustis, Your bon ViVant, prince of good
fellows, with ability too and Of
course am sure the reform movement
will collapse speedily"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
LRREFUTABLE TESTIMONY.

Last weeks DeSoto Democrat was
a "squeleher" to the assertions of the
"refOrmers" that they had carried
DeSoto parish. The Picayune per-
sistently claims it, and adds it to the
Nichols column in its tabular state
ment of the vote in the different par
ishes up to date. What say the ere
formers" to the following testimony,
from Nichols men, as to the election
in that parish? We clip it Verbatim
from the Democrat:
Mr.. VIM. Goss, president of the
Mansfield Nichols club, says: awe
were outnnmbered at the mass meet
ing, and although ! am as strong a
friend as Gen. Nichols has in the
state, l admit our defeat in DeSoto
parish, and will go into nothing ealcu-
lated to disrupt the Demcratic party.
I do not favor Nc. Scales resolution,
and will take no part in anything
that looks like bolt"
Mr.. o, V. Wemple, secretary of
the Nichols MACS meeting when he
visited DeSOto, and one of his lead
ing supporters, says: "We were
beaten by at least two to one at the
mas meeting, and as we went into
the meeting we must abide by the
result. i give mp the parish. I Will
60 into no bolt, and / 30 notified the
Nichols men before the meeting was
held"
Mr.. S. B. Foster, president of tht
Nichols Campaign Committee fol
this parish, says: "The McEnery
men beat us badly and fairly, and ]
did not know it was claimed that
was elected as a delegate until I saw
it in the Shreveport paper and in the
New Orleans PieayuRs. ] will mol
claim O seat in the convention, as the
McEnery delegation was elected"
Capt. ]. I. Smith, a stannch Mich,
oils man, a member of the executive
committee for ward Eve, and one oil
the most conscientious men we evei
knew, says "The McEnery men had
the majority because the negroes
were not allowed to take part in tbt
mass meeting. Although this has al
ways been the Democratic practice,
tried to change it at the last meeting
of the executive committee, but tht
majority Of the committee was in ia
vor Of letting things stand as the,
have always been, and although
thought it was wrong at the time
and tried 70 change it, / win STAN
by the will Of the majority. Il Is 10
) ate 10 kick after We went into Ii
4 meeting and got beat
y Mr g. M Blaig. she moat acGi,
= Nichols man IN als parish, 81
q Ehe McRnery men had amaiority
III twp % enc over he Nichols men
~ tae meeting iaat Saturday,
BE- We have The assertion Of nj. ..
is AIeCianahan, who claims to haVe Ia
aa the reporter for The Pieayane At u
O. plaee, for fhe statement that no 81
y aiapatsh was seut 10 the shregep
g Democrat o. the Pieaya4s 70 8
Z. thst he gave ihe true report 10 6
q Holiiagawofih ane thnt5ile eaffiei
% Shreveport. Ihe whale thing mi
is have been concoelea i Shreveport
haEs Il Rct nBp ID shis peri
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

We copy the following statement
from the s,Dsmocrai, which will
be read with interest by war veterans
"The statement has been made that
no loss in action during the late war
equaled that of Gregg's Brigade at
the Wilderness, which Is set down at
$50 ont of 75o engaged. ]. Fl. Jones,
of Woodvillo, Miss, disputes the claim,
and asserts that the Gregg Brigade
losses were not relatively so great as
were those of the Thirty.eighth Missis-
sippi at Harrisburg, few miles west
of the town of Tupelo, on July ID,
1854. The engagement, says Mr.
Jones, in the Woodgille Republican,
was between Confederate troops com
manded by Gems. s. D. Lee and For
rest, and Federals under A. j. Smith,
at Harrisburg. BE adds:
Mabry's Brigade, to which the
Thirty-sighth Mississippi belonged,
took part in the fight. The Thirty
eighth Regiment was on the extreme
right of the brigade and facing an in
trenched line of infantry supported by
battery of field pieces. To strike
this line it was necessary to- advance
half mile across an open field with
out any shelter except that temper
arily offered by undulations in the
land. 1t moved steadily across this
field under q severe fire, and without
the slightest faltering or hesitation.
When it reached the top of an oPPOs-
ing ridge, about 100 yards from the
enemy's works, it was greeted with
the hottest fire of grspeshot and
1 ever experienced. The
men cbeersd and dashed down the
slope. A few of them reached the
bottom, not fifty yards from the bat
terry, before they fell. l was of this
and well remember seeing
our major, Robert Mckay, of Ciai-
borne county, little to the left and
in advance, steadily leading the charge
with his sword on his shoulder. He
was killed few minutes afterward.
The regiment sent between $50 and
500 men in this charge and less than
City came out unhurt. The rest we're
ell killed or wounded ; some Of the
latter only slightly, however. The
was stated at forty.four, but
of this I am not positive.
The Wilkinson Guards, Company
D, had about twenty-five men in the
charge, and of these only three men
were untouched, Marian Tatum and
Gus. Wilkinson, now living in this
county, and T. B. Palmer, since dead.
Every field and limo officer was shot
except Jasper Green, now an honored
Baptist minister in Rankin county.
He took command of the little rem
nant of survivors and withdrew them
from the field, by order of Col. Mabry,
who charged with the regiment.
The skeleton of the Thirty-eighth
that rem aimed was consolidated with
the Fourteenth Confederate, and never
again fought as first organized. ,"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

SENATOR GIBsoE recently remarked:
"When a man has good clerk, why
not keep him r. The Senator bad no
reference to Gov. McEnery, but the
Femark is 80 particularly applicable to
to that gentleman's Gaze that we call
attention TO it.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

EVERY reader Of the EoHo should
read Tho article ii another column
headed 'The Reform Conspiracy.
II ii comprehensive review of lie
politieal situation and sull Of valnable
Information.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

A PRoPosEIoK 10 ralse fund for
the benefit Of Hon. Jefferson Davis
brought out letter from Mrs. Davis
in which she thanked the movers in
the matter for their kindly intent but
declined to entertain such q PROPOSE
tim.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

The Rayne Signal says: "Hon.
Don Caffrey passed through Rayne
on Wednesday morning and made in
quiry of some of our citizens as to
how the parish convention went on
Tuesday, and on being told that it
went solid for the Millinery delegates,
Immediately inquired: didn't the
Nichols men bolt2'
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

Tee Nieheila faetien haa been prs
Ling long and loud shout "a white.
NAME government" Saturday, Il ne
primary election in Rlaaaemiuea, en-
che ksrnochan plantation, l91 nesfo
votes we're cast for Nichols and none
for MaRnery Makea note of
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

The resignation of President Grevy,
of France, has been announced. M.
Sadi Carnot was elected his success
or. Everything passed Of peaceably,
and the result seems satisfactory.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

AITHoUaH the McEnery anen had
sixteen delegates to Eve for Nichols
in the 81. John parish convention last
Sunday, The Reformers boiled, as
usual, and the Pioagans says II Is
''solid for Nicholas
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09


IHH evidence adSacea ID tho De-
Soto parrish election siyialy Illustrates.
the methods VI the Esfafmere It
plainly indisatss who aae boltsra
really ere, and leaves 10 room goE
doubt Is 70 ahat course they Wit
pnnsue ii tho future. That the5
bagn determined 10 rale Or rnin ths
Democratic party if they can /
elearly evident, and Il nog becomes
the imperative duty 81 Al true Demo
crats W Calpasieu Who love DE party
bai.er shan he iaaiiduaE io unite
d defsasilg he aims ~ hsse polit.
ie eansoltioais b majority 20
epias shsl admit W a9 aaeSi
tsa ana psrn IF 81 bots ad lhs
nse
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

GOV. MoENERy, through Adjutant-
General Beauregard, has officially re-
turned his THAMES to the troops for
their excellent service IN the field dur
ing the recent strike in the sugar dis
trict
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

All fair.minded men who read the
interviews, in another column, with
NichoHs men, relative to the recent
primary election in DeSoto parish,
clipped from the Democrat, cannot
fail but be impressed by the bare
faced fraud on which the claim of the
Nichollsite managers that they have
carried the parish is based. The
Pieayune still claims the parish.